Fruit-drier



E. DILDAY.

Fruit Drier.

Patented Nova 23, 1869- F'ig. .5 1

. UNITE STATES ELIAS DILDAY, or SOUTH PASS, ILLINOIS.

FRUIT- DRIER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 97,]l7 fl, datedNovember 23, 1869.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, E. DILDAY, of South Pass, in the county ofUnion, andin the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fruit-Driers; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists, first, in the construction of afurnace for a dry-house which will not dangerously heat the walls of thebuilding, but will throw the heat up through and around the compartmentsor divisions in which the drawers of fruit are placed for drying,without damage by fire or smoke, drying the fruit much better andquicker than by any other method now in use, with less fuel; S607 0nd,in the construction of a dry-house with two compartments-one forfresh-cut fruit and one for fruit partly dried; third, in the manher ofconstructing the drawers which are to hold the fruit while drying.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which-Figure l is a vertical cross-section, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinalvertical section of my dryhouse and furnace. Fig. 3 is a bottom view ofthe furnace. I Fig. 4 is an outside view of the entrance to the furnaceand the chimney, and Fig. 5 is a planview of the fruit-drawer.

A A represent the walls of the dry-house, made of any material and ofany dimensions desired.

Inthe lower portion of the dry-house is built the furnace B, extendingfrom one end of the house to within a suitable distance of the otherend, and connects with the fine 0, which runs back and communicates withthe chimney D, built at the side of the mouth of the furnace.

The furnace B and fine 0 are covered with a sheet-iron covering, a,which laps on each side of the flue and furnace about one inch, andabout the same distance at each end, resting at the front end upon abar, b, of iron at its junction with a stone, E, which covers the mouthof the furnace, as seen in Fig. 4. The bar I) Should be of sufficientwidth and strength I to support the chimney D at its junction with theflue C. After the covering a of sheet-iron one course of brick should belaid round upon the the edge to hold it firmly in its place.

The dry house A is, by means of partitions G G, divided into a lower andan upper compartment, the lower compartment being for the purpose ofplacing freshly-cut fruit, while the upper one is to place partly-driedfruit. The partitions G G are made in sections, and can be moved out orin at pleasure, so as to regulate the temperature in the ment. 7

Within both compartments of the dry-house are placed Series of guides atd, for holding the drawers in place, said guides being so arranged as toform places for two series of drawers, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower Setof drawers should, however, not be less than two feet from the top ofthe furnace B.

At the upper end of the dry-house, on both front and rear sides, areslides H H, which may be entirely closed, partiallyopened, or entirelytaken away, so as to regulate the temperature in the dry-house.

The front side of the dry-house is provided with openings above each setof guides 01 d, through which openings. the drawers I I are inserted;but on the front side of the dryhouse is erected framework J, soarranged tially out of the dry-house, and remain on this frame-work, soas to change or otherwise attend to the fruit on the drawers.

The drawers I I are constructed in the following manner: A frame, f, ismade with a cross-piece, g, a suitable distance from the front end,leaving an open space, h, as seen in Fig. 5. Running longitudinally inthe center of the frame f, from said crossbar g to the rear end of theframe, is abar, e, and slats e t are nailed or otherwise secured at thebottom, said slats being placed a Suitable distance apart. At the frontend f the frame f is formed a handle, 70.

The dryhouse thus constructed may be made of any dimensions desired,with one or drawers, from one or more sides.

Having thus fully described my-invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isl upper compartthat said drawersmay be drawn out or parmore furnaces, and any number of rows of 1. Thedry house A, constructed as de-' In testimony that I claim the foregoingI scribed, and divided into two compartments have hereunto set my handthis 24th day of by means of the movable partitions G G, and September,1869. having slides H H and guides d d, all substana tiallyas and forthe purposes herein set forth. g ELIAS DILDAY.

2. The combination and arrangement of the l dry-house A, furnace B, flueO, chimney D, Witnesses:

frame J, and drawers I I, all constructed as MARY E. PIERCE, described,substantially as and for the pur- WM. B. FIsHER. poses herein set forth.I

